Life with Cousin Eileen

My cousin Eileen and I are the same age. Our moms are sisters and I guess they had some kind of bet going on about getting pregnant. Eileen and I were born two weeks apart.
Because of the screwed up calendar year our local school district used, Eileen and I got held back a year when we were enrolled in kindergarten. That meant that now we were of legal age and could vote while we were both still seniors in high school. And that in and of itself had advantages, but that’s another story best told at a later time.
It was right after Christmas that my mom dropped the bomb shell on me. Dad had been assigned to a high paying position in Indonesia and we were all going with him.
'No way,' I protested. 'I’m in my last year of high school and you want to drag me off to some third world country? No way!”
'Frankie, be reasonable. What are we supposed to do? Dad has to take this job or he’ll lose all his seniority.' She ran her hand through my hair, but I pulled away from her. I wasn’t going to make this easy on anybody.
After the holidays I went back to school. I couldn’t concentrate on anything other than how terrible life was about to become. When I bumped into cousin Eileen I told her what was happening.
“No shit! Are you kidding me? Indonesia? That is totally bullshit, man.'
I shrugged. 'Yeah, I know. It’s a done deal though.'
Eileen gave me a quick grin. 

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